National group urges cut of Kansas arts funding
Americans for the Arts calls on the National Endowment for the Arts to withhold federal money from Kansas after Gov. Brownback eliminated the Kansas Arts Commission. The group says Kansas must be a fair partner in arts funding and warns that continuing federal support would undermine funding fairness to other states. Brownback argues private donors can fill the gap as the state focuses on core duties.
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Feds
Kansas
Associated Press
Topeka
Arts
Sam Brownback
Americans For the Arts
Washington
National Endowment For the Arts
Robert Lynch
NEA
Brownback
Mid- America Arts Alliance
Kansas City
Kansas Arts Commission
Lynch
Kansas Arts Foundation
State Commission
Sherriene Jones-Sontag
Ransom Hospital expands services with new specialists and mammography
Ransom Hospital added four new specialists between 2008 and 2010 and completed a digital mammography unit in 2010. Since October, mammograms rose 20 percent, with 226 more in eight months. Outpatient visits grew to 95,888 in 2010, while unreimbursed care exceeded 38 million dollars. The hospital raised 264 thousand dollars in pledges and plans a second 5K run to fund ongoing services.
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McCalla
Doug Rich
Pfizenmaier
Som
Waxman and McCalla
Ransom
Farhan Sheikh
Fidelis Okotie
Larry Felix
Felix
River patrols explain river access and trespass rules
Leamon notes landowner discretion on access while trespass charges possible. Ottawa police see few calls about kayakers or boaters on the river as public works keeps levee vehicle-free. Local paddlers describe the river as user friendly yet shallow near the city, with float trips about five hours from dams.
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Leamon
Ottawa
Adam Weingartner
Ottawa Police Department
Andy Haney
Ottawa Public Works
Public Works
Setters
Dangers of Canoeing Near Ottawa Dams Highlighted
Local officials warn river trips near Miller and Kiefer Dams in Ottawa carry serious risk. Radcliffe notes undertows can pull paddlers under and drown, citing 1991 fatalities at Miller Dam and earlier deaths blamed on attempting to shoot the dam.
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Franklin County Emergency Management
Miller Dam
Florida Road
Kiefer
Radcliffe
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Aly van Dyke
Herald
Avandyke
Ottawaherald
Gertie
Marais Des Cygnes
Deb Barker
Franklin County Historical Society
Kansas Gas Service
Oneok, Inc
Oklahoma Natural Gas
Texas Gas Service
Oneok Partners, LP
Oneok Energy Services
ONEOK
Fiterior
Erey
Afi
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